Intercessions for Years A, B and C Book - Epiphany 3 – Year B
Intercessions for Years A, B and C Book - Epiphany 3 – Year B
by SPCK - Ian Black
Epiphany 3 – Year B Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. God Most High, your glory continues to surprise our expectations beyond our imagining. Breathe new life into our traditions and familiar practices, to prepare your people for yo
prayer/meditation on John 1: 10-18
prayer/meditation on John 1: 10-18
by Marjorie Dobson
Second Sunday after Christmas year A John 1: 10-18 Prayer/Meditation on John 1: 10-18 Dear God, when we look back and realise how few people recognised you when you came to be with us, we are amazed at the ignorance and lack of perception of all the others. But hindsight is such
For the beginning of another year
For the beginning of another year
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: For the beginning of another year Time flies. The years slip away. Spring soon turns to winter and the days become shorter in the passing. Never-ageing God, when we begin to count the years it seems impossible that so many have passed. How did they slip by so quickly? Is
Prayer based on James 5
Prayer based on James 5
by Marjorie Dobson
Third Sunday in Advent Year A James 5: 7-10 Prayer: based on James 5: 7-10 It may be a virtue, but being patient is one of the most difficult lessons to learn, especially when our instincts are to act, t o do something to move things on. We find it so difficult to understand when
Its all in the touch
Its all in the touch
by John Birch
A prayer about the Christian life.. 'It's all in the touch, the touch of love, the touch of healing, the touch of compassion, the touch of reassurance..........' Extract: It's all in the touch the touch of love the touch of healing the touch of compassion the touch of reassuran
Pray for the City
Pray for the City
by Chris Shannahan
Pray for the City is a simple order for daily prayer that can be used by people living in the city. It draws on city life as a way of thinking about God and faith. Praying out of our own stories Hold before God those in our city who will sleep rough tonight?. BROTHER JESUS COME
Breaking Bread in a Noisy City -Eucharistic Prayer
Breaking Bread in a Noisy City -Eucharistic Prayer
by Chris Shannahan
Breaking Bread in a Noisy City is a Eucharistic Prayer that emerged from living and working in inner city Birmingham. It draws on the life and images of the city to prepare congregatins to share in Holy Communion. L: On the streets of our city E: GOD IS FOUND EACH DAY. L: To
Our responsibility
Our responsibility
by Marjorie Dobson
A prayer for wisdom in our response to government, national and local. Suitable for the period before an election. This item will download as 30031005108629.doc Extract: Another banner headline screams out against politicians, local or national, and we unite against the common en
A Prayer for the Son of Man
A Prayer for the Son of Man
by Rev. Gary Homewood
A truly powerful prayer for use on Good Friday. This item will download as 13011006328731.doc Extract: Now is the hour. The sky is black with the anguish and the sin of the world, And the Son of Man, the Son of God, Hangs from a Cross, bleeding and dying for those who have nailed
Tomb Dwellers
Tomb Dwellers
by Joanna Bull
A rage against the established church from those on the margins - think of Jesus turning over tables in the temple! You will see Christ in us, we will show the way... Based on Matthew 25:31-4, John 11:1-15 Lectionary: 5th sunday in Lent A, sunday before advent A Tomb Dwellers
Birth pangs
Birth pangs
by Marjorie Dobson
Birth Pangs A poem imagining the mind of Mary as she struggles to give birth in the stable of the inn. When I said, ‘Yes,’ I did not know where it would lead. Why, in God’s name, must it be here and now Why, after all the prejudice I’d known, the scorn, derision, and the hostile
Christmas is a family time
Christmas is a family time
by Marjorie Dobson
A prayer for those who find Christmas a difficult time because they have no family, or little family contact. (This liturgy can be incorporated into an ordinary act of worship during the pre-Christmas or Christmas season. It could be used with several voices. Parts of it may be o
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